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Lung cancer in never smokers: change of a mindset in the molecular era.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2011
Lee Young Joo, Kim Joo-Hang, Kim Se Kyu, Ha Sang-Jun, Mok Tony S, Mitsudomi Tetsuya, Cho Byoung Chul
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality across the world. Although the majority of lung cancer is attributed to tobacco smoke, approximately 25% of lung cancers worldwide occur in lifelong never smokers. Over the past decades, the bulk of research on this disease suggested that several genetic, environmental, hormonal, and viral factors might increase the risk of lung cancer among never...
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